| Description |
183, 9 unnumbered pages, [56] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford University press paperback
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Animals, Birds and Insects -- Flowers, Trees and Plants -- Earth and Sky -- The Human Body -- The Old Testament -- St. John the Baptist -- The Virgin Mary -- Jesus Christ -- The Trinity, the Madonna and Angels -- The Saints -- Radiances Letters, Colors and Numbers -- Religious Dress -- Religious Objects -- Artifacts. |
| Summary |
First published in 1954 and having gone through several editions, this comprehensive book remains the authoritative source in the field. This paperback edition includes all of the 350 illustrations from the original edition, as well as the complete and unabridged text. Divided into fourteen chapters, text and illustrations reveal the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects and flowers. In addition to a discussion of objects treated symbolically in Christian art, Ferguson explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. Includes information on archangels, bee, book, chalice, crosier, cross, crown, crucifix (rood), cup, devil (Satan), dog, dove, dragon, Eucharist, fire and flames, fountain (well), God, halo (nimbus), hair, hammer and nails, horse, Jesus Christ, lamb (ram, sheep), lily, lion, The Magi, The Virgin Mary, mitre, money, ox, palm, pen, pincers (shears), ring, robe, rosary, scepter, scourge, scroll, staff, stone, sun and moon, sword, tonsure, torch, tower, tree, veil, vestments, wheel, etc. |
| Subject |
Christian art and symbolism.
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Symboliek.
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Iconografie.
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Christelijke kunst.
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| ISBN |
0195014324 |
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9780195014327 |
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